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Mr. G. A. K. Marshall on 



19. Experiments on Captive Baboons. (G. A. K. M.) 



Lepidoptcrn, lihnpahicera. 



A. halali, A. axina (recognized 

 and refused nntasted), L. chiijsip- 

 piis (tasted and rejected), Frotoparce 

 eonrolvuli (seized eagerly by the 

 female, but on smelling it she 

 regarded it ■with suspicion ; she 

 rubbed it about on the ground and 

 then pulled it to pieces, smelling 

 and rejecting each piece). 



P. cardui, ]i. forestall, J. ccbrene, 

 B. scverina, C. florella, T. achina 

 (apparently with doubt, the first 

 specimen being rejected at sight but 

 eaten immediately afterwards, 

 others eaten at once). 



One P. corinnmis (taken with 

 suspicion, pulled to pieces and 

 thrown away, then picked up, 

 smelt, and eaten). 



A P. scsamuH^ was pulled to pieces and rejected by the 

 female, but the remains were eaten by the male ; each 

 subsequently ate another specimen, B. ilithyia refused 

 by female but eaten by male ; female ate the second one 

 offered. C. fiorcUa eaten readily by both. A. halali 

 rejected by female at sight, tasted and rejected by male. 

 Z. chrysip'pvs tasted and rejected by male. 



Culroptera. 



A(.'CEPrEn. 



Poli/hirma .T/iigma (with doubt 

 at first) ; Pcploptera anchoralis, Jac. 

 (rejected at first and rubbed on the 

 ground, but eaten immediately after- 

 wards) ; five Plir.ia viarxhalli (eaten 

 readily) ; Polydeis longicornis and 

 P. cqucstris ; Adoretus flaveolus ; 

 Graphipterus mashimus ; Piezia 

 sclousi ; Polyliirma houeardi and 

 P. semi sut II. rata ; Graphijiterus 

 tibialis; Anomnla, n. sp. ; one 

 Anomalipus 'pleheius ; PracJujcerus 

 hrevicostatiis ; Stcnioccra fwncbris ; 

 Psiloptera cluihopihoroidcs ; Pep/o- 

 ptcra zambcsinna ; Micrantereus 

 carivnfns. 



Gijmnophnirus smaragdiaiis ; 

 Onitis alea'is ; Epilackna dregei ; 

 Antliia thoracica (evidently recog- 

 nized at once ; the baboon seized 

 and Hung it on the ground, rubbing 

 it violently, with averted head, as 

 though to kill it) ; CUnteria infus- 

 cata ; Praogena f estiva ; Chilomenes 

 lunata ; Paclmoda flaviventris ; 

 Onthophagus gazella ; Mylah'is 

 palliuta ; Diacavtha conifera ; 

 Protivtia amcdivsa ; Zonilis, sp. ; 

 Plagiodera thoracica ; Lyctis am^Ma- 

 tus ; L. subtrabratvs ; L. constrictus ; 

 L. rostratu.H. 



A Muiilla offered twice but 

 evidently recognized and refused 

 {Polyliirma xnignia eaten im- 

 mediately afterwards with scarcely 

 any hesitation). Ehtica riifa (with 

 evident disgust) ; Malacosoma di.t- 

 coidalis, Jac. ; Prionoccrus dimidi- 

 (dus ; Dccatoma lunata and M. tct- 

 tcnsis ; Onitis innuus ; Oniticellus 

 militaris ; and Pachnodn rvfa all 

 refused at sight. 



